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Council Meeting July 13, 1999 Santa Monica, California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation for City Council to Approve City Participation In a
JOInt Project with ConstructIve Technologies Group, Inc to
Develop Various Systems and Services to be Used In the
Implementation of the City'S Proposed Green BUilding GUidelines
and Authorize the City Manager to Issue a Purchase Order
Contract to CTG, lnc In an Amount Not to Exceed $20,000
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that City Council approve City participation m a JOint
project with Constructive Technologies Group, Inc to develop various systems
and servIces which can be used In the ImplementatIon of the City's proposed
Green BUilding Design and Construction GUidelines (Exhibit 1) Fundmg for the
5250,000 project Will be provided by the Gas Company through a grant to CTG,
Inc under the state approved Local Government and Community Energy
EffiCiency Program for 1999
BACKGROUND
On March 26, 1996, CIty Council authorized the development of gUidelines
Incorporatmg the goals of the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program which
would govern all construction and development projects occurring In Santa
Monica The gUidelines are to encourage environmentally-preferable deSign and
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constructIon practices without creating onerous cost Increases or other burdens
to the bUilder Sheltalr SCientific Limited, a Vancouver, Bntlsh Columbia-based
bUilding sCience research and design firm, was selected to serve as the pnmary
consultant and team coordinator for the project
The scope of work for the project was divided Into two phases Phase 1 of the
project entailed all research, project coordination, Identification and solicitation of
Input from an Interdepartmental City staff stakeholder group, and completion of a
framework for a set of gUldelJnes. On June 24, 1997, CouncIl receIved the
proposed framework and approved a contract with Sheltalr SCientifiC Limited for
Phase 2 of the Sustainable Development GUidelines project Council also
appointed an eleven-member Technical AdVISOry Committee to assIst Sheltalr
and City staff with an assessment of the feasibIlity of the specific design
regulations The Committee, compnsed of seven professionals and four
community members, met penodlcally throughout Phase 2 to provide gUidance
and technical oversight of the GUidelines
DISCUSSION
What Is a Green Building?
A sustainable bUilding, also referred to as a green bUilding, IS a structure that IS
designed, bUilt, renovated, operated, or reused In a more sustamable and
resource-efficient manner
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Green bUildings meet certam objectives over their lifetimes
These objectives Include
. protectmg the health of bUlldmg occupants,
. Improvmg employee productivity,
. usmg energy, water and matenals more efficiently,
. Incorporating recycled-content bUilding matenals,
. creating sustamable landscapes by ellmmatlng the use of pesticides and
herbicides, usmg low water demand plants and recyclmg/compostlng green
waste, and
. Increasmg the durability, ease of maintenance, and economy of bUilding
operations
Overview of the Green Building Design and Construction Guidelines
The Green BUilding Design and Construction GUidelines Will proVide designers,
developers, and bUilders with practical Information on how to design and bUild
green bUIldings as well as how to comply with the City's current and proposed
codes and requirements related to green bUIldmg construction The draft
GUidelines which are attached are orgamzed mto twelve chapters by subject
headmgs familiar to designers and bUilders Three appendices proVide technical
information and additional resources The Introductory chapter addresses the
City's VISion and goals for the Green BUilding GUidelines, discusses cntlcal green
bUlldmg strategies and the Importance of an Integrated, multi-disCiplinary
approach to deSign and construction, and explains how the draft gUidelines
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should be used for maximum benefit The remalmng eleven chapters are
comprrsed of specific Recommended and Required Practrces for each subject
area Each Recommended and ReqUired Practice IS evaluated and rated by Its
environmental, health and resource conservation performance, how easily It can
be Implemented, and Its Impact on capital cost relative to current standard
practice In the bUilding Industry
To date, the draft GUidelines have been revIewed by the Task Force on the
EnVIronment, the Building and Safety CommIssIon, and the Housmg
Commission, In addition to public workshops attended by citizens and members
of the deSign commumty Staff antiCipates that the draft GUidelines will be
presented to the Planning CommisSion In August and to the City CounCil, after
Incorporating any necessary modifications for the review process, In September
Proposed Implementation of the Green Building Guidelines
The Gas Company recently awarded Constructive Technologies Group, Inc , a
consulting firm speCialiZing In energy effiCiency and sustamablllty In bUlldmgs, a
$250,000 grant from the State-approved Local Government and Community
Energy EffiCiency Program for 1999 The State requires that all grant-funded
work be completed and funds expended by December 31. 1999 The purpose of
the grant IS for the development of various work systems and services that can
be used to promote and establish the City's proposed Green BUilding DeSign
and Construction GUidelines The City's partiCipation match In the project Will
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consist of a $20,000 purchase order contract with Constructive Technologies
Group, Inc uSing eXisting budgeted funds m the Environmental Programs
DIVISIon
The work products which will be developed by CTG, Inc Include
. providing access to the GUidelines via the Internet, CD-ROM, and m printed
form,
. tramlng of City staff to be sources of expertise to the design community on
the GUidelines and ItS requirements; and
. creatmg mOnltonng and venflcatlon systems to evaluate the bottom-line
performance of bUildings constructed In accordance with the gUidelines
City staff and consultants from Constructive Technologies Group, the Rocky
Mountain Institute, and Sheltalr SCientific Will oversee the project
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT
Fundmg for the $20,000 purchase order contract With CTG, Inc IS available In
Environmental Programs DIVISion account #31662 555060
RECOMMENDATION
ThiS report recommends that City Council approve City partiCipation m a Jomt
project With Constructive Technologies Group, Inc to develop vanous systems
and services which can be used for Implementation of the City's proposed Green
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Building Design and Construction GUidelines and authorize the City Manager to
Issue a purchase order contract to CTG, Inc rn an amount not to exceed
$20,000
Prepared by Craig Perkins, Director of the Environmental and Public Works
Management Department
Susan Munves, Resource Efficiency Coordmator
Attachments Draft Green BUilding Design and Construction GUidelines
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